Phacoemulsification with coexisting corneal opacities.
Journal
Journal of cataract and refractive surgery
ISSN: 1873-4502
Titre abrégé: J Cataract Refract Surg
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 8604171
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
01 2019
01 2019
Historique:
received:
27
03
2018
revised:
24
07
2018
accepted:
19
09
2018
pubmed:
5
12
2018
medline:
21
7
2020
entrez:
5
12
2018
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The treatment of choice for cases of corneal opacity with significant cataract is often a triple procedure. However, in certain situations the chances of graft survival are poor, for example in cases with deep vascularization, secondary glaucoma, and healed viral keratitis. Under these circumstances, performing cataract surgery only might improve the visual acuity enough to maintain the patient's day-to-day activities. Performing cataract surgery, especially phacoemulsification, in these cases is challenging. Proper case selection, choosing the right technique, and a thorough idea about the difficulties and methods of tackling such cases is paramount to achieving optimum visual outcomes. In this review, we discuss the case selection and surgical modifications of performing phacoemulsification in cases with coexisting corneal opacities.
Identifiants
pubmed: 30509744
pii: S0886-3350(18)30816-2
doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2018.09.015
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Review
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
94-100Informations de copyright
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